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“When you read a short story, you come out a little more aware and a little more in love with the world around you.” – George Saunders. Author Jane Ciabattari moderates this panel of short fiction, as writers Jon Boilard, Dave Madden, Carolyn Cooke, and Peg Alford Pursell discuss and take questions. $12

Jane Ciabattari is the author of two short story collections--Stealing the Fire and California Tales. She serves as Vice President/Online of the National Book Critics Circle (and is a former NBCC president), is on the advisory board of The Story Prize, and a founder of the Flash... Read More →

Jon Boilard is an award-winning short story writer and novelist. Born and raised in Western Massachusetts, he currently lives in Northern California. His debut short story collection, Settright Road (Dzanc Books/2017), was preceded by two novels, The Castaway Lounge and A River Closely... Read More →

Dave Madden is the author of If You Need Me I’ll Be Over There and The Authentic Animal: Inside the Odd and Obsessive World of Taxidermy. His shorter work has appeared in Harper’s Prairie Schooner, The Rumpus, DIAGRAM, Rappahannock Review, The Normal School, Denver Quarterly... Read More →

Peg Alford Pursell is a writer, editor, teacher, literary community builder, and all-around good egg. She is the author of SHOW HER A FLOWER, A BIRD, A SHADOW (ELJ Editions, March 2017). She lives in Northern California and directs Why There Are Words, a national neighborhood of literary... Read More →